Silver Peak SD-WAN Deployment Guide

Licensing Virtual Appliances

Virtual appliances run under a hypervisor installed on a customer server. They don't come with a serial number but require your account information to be entered manually when first booted. After adding your account information, the appliances can then register with the Cloud PortalThe Silver Peak internet portal. All devices must be able to connect to the Cloud Portal to take advantage of Silver Peak features. and obtain a license.

EdgeConnect virtual appliances (EC-V) require a license for speeds above 200Mbps. Your hardware must support the performance. For more information, see the EdgeConnect virtual appliance requirements.

ClosedTo manage the license of a virtual appliance

  1. From the tree view, right-click the appliance, then choose Appliance Manager from the context menu.

    A new window for the appliances opens in your browser.

  2. From the Administration tab, select License & Registration. The License and Administration page appears.

  3. Enter or modify the license information, if needed. You can also enter an Account Name and Account Key for EdgeConnect and SaaS Optimization appliances.
  4. Click Apply.

The updated license information shows on the page.

 

NOTE:   If the appliance can obtain an IPInternet Protocol. Network layer protocol in the TCP/IP stack that enables a connectionless internetwork service. address via DHCPDynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A TCP/IP protocol that enables PCs and workstations to automatically get temporary or permanent IP addresses (out of a pool) from centrally administered servers., use DNSDomain Naming System or Domain Name Server. It serves as the "phone book" for the Internet by translating human-friendly computer hostnames into IP addresses. to resolve the domainThe main purpose of a domain name is to provide a recognizable names to mostly numerically addressed Internet resources. This abstraction allows any resource (for example, website) to be moved to a different physical location in the address topology of the network, globally or locally in an intranet, in effect changing the IP address. name of the Cloud PortalThe Silver Peak internet portal. All devices must be able to connect to the Cloud Portal to take advantage of Silver Peak features., and reach the Cloud PortalThe Silver Peak internet portal. All devices must be able to connect to the Cloud Portal to take advantage of Silver Peak features. via port 443. No additional setup is required.

 

Concepts

Licensing

Tasks

NTP Setup

Using a Proxy Server

Related Topics

License & Account Key

Licensing Physical Appliances

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